Category: Science

Researchers in Florida unearthed a “dark magic mushroom” that boasts a combination of hallucinogenic and poisonous traits.

Physicist Stefano Martiniani uses a computer algorithm to design new materials that could help advance light-based computers.

The patient: A 45-year-old man in Italy The symptoms: The man went to the emergency room because he had a sharp pain in his lower-right

Engineers in China have built a new computer architecture they say can one day make up to a million artificial intelligence (AI) chips work as

In the 1950s, American geochemist Clair Patterson presented findings that showed Earth is around 4.55 billion years old . His evidence was based on lead

Photos of the CHAPEA Mission 2 crew are arranged around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat.

This explainer is part of Quanta Magazine’s Origins of Life Week. Check back throughout the week for more stories about one of science’s biggest unknowns.

Magnetic reconnection — the process behind the sun’s most violent outbursts — may have a counterpart in gravity. According to a new theoretical study, sheet-like

ZWO has just released the newest member of its smart telescope range: the Seestar S30 Plus. This all-in-one smart telescope is designed for beginners and

Bird calls are far more than pleasant sounds in nature. They are complex forms of communication that can reveal how birds think, learn, cooperate and

As neurotechnology aims to restore seamless speech to those who can no longer talk, what’s next for the science, and for the people it promises

Toxic metals can harm human health. Arctic ice cores trace arsenic, lead and other heavy metals to historic mining and smelting in Montana.

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Atlasov Island, off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula [50.84755357, 155.56126752] What’s in the photo? The summit of Alaid volcano

It’s not quite a victory for humanity’s transition to renewables. The dip is probably driven by high gas prices from the Iran war.